It’s three thirty in the afternoon at Raynham Primary School in London. Students are ready for their after-school math lesson. Thousands of kilometers away, their math tutors are also arriving for class. Each pupil gets an online tutor. The students work on their computer screen and wear a headset (耳机) to talk to their tutor.
Their classroom teacher, Altus, says he has seen an improvement in results. Nine-year-old Samia says she enjoys the online lessons. She said, “It helps me because sometimes when we’re doing it in class, I don’t hear the teacher very much and I don’t understand, but online is better.”
Tom Hooper started the company. It provides the online tutoring. The company is called Bright Spark Education.
Children today feel very confident(有信心的)online, so they enjoy their learning. Online tutoring costs between twenty and twenty-five dollars an hour. An online tutor is about half the cost of traditional face-to-face tutoring.
Bright Spark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to the regular teaching. The company says its service doesn’t threat the teachers’ jobs in Britain.
Some parents say they are pleased with the results. But some students still hate math. Even with the latest technology(技术) to teach it, math is still not everyone’s favorite subject.Why does Samia like to learn online? _________
| A．Because the tutor is only for her. |
| B．Because she likes playing on the screen. |
| C．Because it’s cool. |
| D．Because she can hear the tutor clearly. |
How much do you have to pay for learning for two hours online at least? ________
| A．50 dollars. | B．25 dollars. |
| C．20 dollars. | D．40 dollars |
What does the underlined word “threat” mean? _________
| A．促进 | B．威胁 | C．经营 | D．开发 |
What’s the main idea of the text? _________
| A．Each pupil gets an online tutor. |
| B．Children feel very confident online. |
| C．Students in London learn math online. |
| D．Math is not everyone’s favorite subject. |
Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them..
Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams .
She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. But there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones
| A．because they are students |
| B．when they are free |
| C．when they are at school |
| D．because they are children |
What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．聊天 | B．核对 | C．查询 | D．作弊 |
Some children get mobile phones from as presents.
| A．the makers and sellers |
| B．the passers-by and strangers |
| C．their parents andfriends |
| D．some mobile phone user |
Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t during school hours.
| A．use their mobile phones |
| B．leave their mobile phones in the school office |
| C．help the teachers with their work |
| D．get in touch with their children |
The passage tells us that .
| A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for special reasons |
| B．it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school |
| C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home |
| D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours |
Look at the bulletin board of Class 3.
| Kitty needs a new home Kitty : 3-month-old cat. White. Cute and beautiful. See Elsa. |
| Mr. Jones from Yangming The police officer is going to give us a special talk on traffic safety 3:00 pm ~5:00 pm, Jan.17 In the gym |
| Whose wallet? Found at the front door of the classroom on Jan.5 See Ms Chang |
| I’m selling A NEW NOTEBOOK For music classes. Just two dollars Jack |
Elsa wants to .
| A．find a cute cat |
| B．buy a good house |
| C．find a new home for a cat |
| D．make friends with someone who has a cat |
Mr Jones will teach the students in his talk.
| A．how to drive a car |
| B．how to take music notes |
| C．how to learn lessons well |
| D．how to be safe on the road |
Mr Jones ’talk lasts.
| A．half an hour | B．one hour |
| C．two hours | D．three hours |
Tony wants to buy the new notebook from Jack. He should pay .
| A．＄2 | B．＄3 | C．＄ 5 | D．＄17 |
David lost his wallet on January5. What should he do?
| A．Go to the gym at once |
| B．Ask Ms Chang about that |
| C．Meet Jack in the music class |
| D．Wait at the front door of the classroom |
Birthday：February 26, 1982
Birthplace：Wuhan, Hubei
Height：172cm
Weight：65kg
“My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam(大满贯) champion.” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June4, 2011.
“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old girl joked.
Miss Li has a tattoo(纹身). She has dyed her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.
Li Na was born in Wuhan, she started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled:“As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”
Luckily, the strong girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.
Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. “when you have one title, surely you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition(雄心)。
“Chinese people are so lacking(缺乏) in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.Li Na was born in the year of.
| A．1982 | B．1984 | C．1986 | D．1990 |
The underlined word “dyed” here means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．油 | B．洗烫 | C．染色 | D．梳理 |
When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _________.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．excited | D．bored |
Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na？
| A．Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
| B．Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion. |
| C．Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis. |
| D．Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court. |
The passage mainly tell us.
A something about the tennis
B. something about how to play tennis
C the Chinese people and the tennis
D. the Grand Slam champion—Li Na
Today we find that school students hardly spend much time on sports. Is it because they aren’t interested in sports? No, they often say they have other more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to spend much time on all kinds of exams at school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子). Books stop them from going out for sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students, they want to get good results so that they can improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.
In fact, education can’t go without enough exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. If you don’t have a strong body, you can never get anything or any great success in your life.Because of , school students can’t spend much time on sports.
| A．no interest | B．exams |
| C．education | D．exercise |
The underlined word “pressure”means in Chinese.
| A．幸福 | B．压力 | C．好办法 | D．深深的爱 |
If you don’t have a , you can never get anything.
| A．good father | B．good face |
| C．weak body | D．strong body |
The writer thinks the students should .
| A．work all day and all night |
| B．not play sports |
| C．have enough sports after studying |
| D．spend the free time on the studies and give up the sports |
What can we infer (推断) from the passage ?
| A．If students want to get better grades in studies, they must not do sports. |
| B．If students spend all their time on sports, they will improve studies. |
| C．If you have a weak body, you will have a quick mind. |
| D．If you want to be successful in your life, you must have a strong body. |
Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can't understand her, because she can't speak Chinese very well.
It's Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo.Mary is__________ .
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Japanese | D．American |
Mary is in__________ with her parents now.
| A．Shanghai | B．Beijing |
| C．London | D．New York |
Mary can't speak__________ very well.
| A．Chinese | B．England | C．China | D．English |
Mary doesn't know how to get to__________ .
| A．the zoo | B．the park |
| C．her home | D．her school |
At last the boy__________ .
| A．can understand Mary’s Chinese |
| B．takes her to the zoo |
| C．shows her the way to the zoo |
| D．draws a picture for Mary. |